Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Actor Karthi-starrer Tamil thriller “Kashmora” will go on floors in the February next year. Southern actress Nayantara has been chosen as the female lead. “We start shooting from February 2015. The pre-production work has already started and we are also on the lookout to finalise the rest of the cast,” the film’s […]
Chennai, Nov 9 (IANS) Actor Allari Naresh, who is currently busy shooting for Telugu comedy “Bandipotu”, says he has plans to don the director’s hat soon. In fact, he’s currently working on a script for his directorial. “By 2017, I hope to direct my first film. The script work for the same is currently going on. […]
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IANS) The best of global fashion and design innovations in art such as paper craft from India, crystal purses crafted in Italy and much more will see the mercury soaring for fashionistas at the 14th edition of Stylefile exhibition here. Hosting creations by leading designers as well as fresh talents from Bangkok, Pakistan, […]
Malom (Manipur), Nov 2 (IANS) “Iron Lady” Sharmila Chanu completes Sunday 13 years of hunger strike that she began after the massacre of 10 people by Assam Rifles at a bus stand here. Over the years, the “Malom Massacre” memorial at the bus stand in Malom, around six kilometers from Manipur capital Imphal, bears a deserted […]
New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) Celebrity hairstylist Hakim Aalim, who boasts of Bollywood clients like Arjun Rampal, Sunil Shetty and Shahid Kapoor, is now set to give a free haircut to all those who want the commando look from Brad Pitt-starrer “Fury”. Aalim has tied up with PVR pictures for their next film “Fury” where he […]
Bhubaneswar, Oct 3 (IANS) The authorities Friday confirmed 71 new cases of dengue in Odisha, taking the total number of people suffering from the disease in the state this year to 2,851. Of 150 blood samples tested Friday, 71 have been found to be positive, a senior state health official told IANS. The maximum 28 cases […]
Madrid, Sep 24 (IANS/EFE) The medical committee of world soccer’s governing body, FIFA, decided Tuesday not to impose a ban on travelling to countries hit with the deadly Ebola outbreak. However, it recommended the postponement of non-urgent FIFA seminars in those West African countries, in accordance with World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations. FIFA announced that it […]
Brazzaville, Aug 28 (IANS) Six cases of the Ebola virus have been confirmed in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Health Minister Felix Kabange Numbi said Wednesday. A total of 42 cases have been reported since the beginning, and six cases have been confirmed in a laboratory test, Kabange told Xinhua. “The number of deaths is still […]
Buenos Aires, Aug 6 (IANS) Argentina has issued a virus alert on the emergence of chikungunya fever. The health ministry for Buenos Aires province, the country’s most populous area, issued the alert Tuesday, reported Xinhua. The disease, which is transmitted similarly to dengue fever by mosquitoes and causes joint pains and a high fever, has been […]
New York, June 14 (IANS) Here’s a new fashion statement from Lady Gaga – a half shaved off head. The “Poker face” singer Thursday stepped out of her apartment here flaunting a see-through brassiere and sheer jumpsuit teamed with extravagant silver jewellery. If this didn’t fail to attract eyeballs already, her new shaved patch on the […]